Thousands of protesters, many of whom skipped school and work, marched to the U.S. Capitol Friday, Oct. 20, 2019, to protest government inaction on climate change as part of D.C.’s Youth Climate Strike. I shot photos on one of our office’s DSLRs and shot and produced a video package. Click on the photos for caption information.
Read the story here by my colleagues Wissam Melhem and James Carr.
Protesters hold up signs during D.C.’s Youth Climate Strike Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. (Kailey Broussard/Cronkite News)
Protesters march toward the Capitol building during D.C.’s Youth Climate Strike Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. (Kailey Broussard/Cronkite News)
Protesters filter into the rally viewing area in front of the Capitol building during D.C.’s Youth Climate Strike Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. (Kailey Broussard/Cronkite News)
Amritha Karthikeyan, a senior BASIS Phoenix student and member of Arizona Youth Climate Strike, holds her sign in front of the Capitol building Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. (Photo by Kailey Broussard)
Amritha Karthikeyan, a senior BASIS Phoenix student and member of Arizona Youth Climate Strike, said she was happy to join the strike in D.C. on Sept. 20, 2019, because she couldn’t attend the protest she helped plan in Phoenix. (Photo by Kailey Broussard)
Layal Rabat, a Phoenix volunteer, joined Karthikeyan for a conference in D.C. She ended up protesting with her. “If things keep going the way that they are going, Nobody is going to be able to go to school at all.” (Kailey Broussard/Cronkite News)
Amritha Karthikeyan, a senior BASIS Phoenix student and member of Arizona Youth Climate Strike, holds her sign in front of the Capitol building Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. (Photo by Kailey Broussard)
Protesters hold up signs during D.C.’s Youth Climate Strike Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. (Kailey Broussard/Cronkite News)
